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(Message started by: KingOfPain on Jan 22^nd, 2008, 8:11pm)

Title: Border Crossing Procedures Begin
Post by KingOfPain on Jan 22^nd, 2008, 8:11pm

Border Crossing Procedures Begin Jan. 31, 2008

http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1200669485238.shtm

DHS Ends Oral Declarations at Borders,
Reminds Travelers of New Procedures on January 31

Release Date: January 18, 2008

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

he U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds travelers that beginning January 31, 2008, border crossers will be asked to present documents denoting citizenship and identity when entering the United States through land and sea ports of entry. This change primarily affects United States and Canadian citizens, who have previously been permitted entry by oral declaration alone, and marks the transition toward standard and consistent documents for all travelers entering the country. It is also the start of a more robust and concerted public education campaign, intended to inform travelers of document requirements which will be implemented next year.

“For the safety of the American people, the United States cannot have an honor system at the border, said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. “Requiring secure and reliable documentation at our borders will drastically reduce security vulnerabilities posed by permitting entry based on oral declarations alone. As travelers become accustomed to carrying documents to cross the border, and as we move to more stringent documentation requirements, our border officers will be able to more quickly and confidently identify cross-border travelers.”

Beginning Jan. 31 of this year, U.S. and Canadian citizens ages 19 and older should no longer expect that an oral declaration alone will be sufficient to prove identity and citizenship for entry into the country. Instead, travelers will be asked to present documentation from a specified list of acceptable documents when entering the U.S. at land and sea ports of entry. Examples include birth certificates and driver’s licenses. A complete list of acceptable documents is available to travelers at ports of entry and is also available at www.cbp.gov. Travelers who do not present one of these documents may be delayed while U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers attempt to verify their identity and citizenship. Children ages 18 and under will only need to present a birth certificate.

Title: Re: Border Crossing Procedures Begin
Post by chewy on Jan 22^nd, 2008, 8:19pm

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who have previously been permitted entry by oral declaration alone

So Juanita cant give the Border Patrol a BJ to get over anymore?

Title: Re: Border Crossing Procedures Begin
Post by Sean_C on Jan 22^nd, 2008, 8:53pm

$12K cash says you can't either Chewy ;;D

What a joke, human importation is a huge cash business for those selected guards, those guards who don't wish to comply will be jailed on frivolous charges.

Its the same old song and dance, believe me ;;D